The Latest Breaking News from Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and tireless activist, dies aged 96

Chart-topping calypso singer who supported US civil rights movement and African initiatives dies of congestive heart failure

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

‘I see this as a global fascist moment’: author Jeff Sharlet on interviewing far-right Americans

Sharlet, who spent a dozen years talking to ordinary people about their predilection for violence, has long sounded the alarm

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2023

Buck and the Preacher review – Poitier and Belafonte are a dream team in breezy western

Sidney Poitier’s terrifically enjoyable directorial debut from 1972, in which he stars opposite Harry Belafonte, is rereleased in all its galloping glory

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

Review: ‘Sidney’ is Apple TV’s admiring tribute to the breakthrough star that was Sidney Poitier

Director Reginald Hudlin’s “Sidney” was made with the full and keenly interested cooperation of the Poitier family, following a template of access many documentaries favor or, in some cases, settle for.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 23, 2022

Movie review: ‘Sidney’ celebrates the legendary Poitier

He was the first Black male Academy Award winner. He was the first Black male movie star. For many white people, children included, he was the first Black male actor they loved. It is at first surprising to see Sidney Poitier talk about himself in an existing interview in Reginald…

Boston Herald · Sep 23, 2022

Meghan Markle says racism exploded after dating Harry as her world 'really shifted'

The latest episode of Meghan Markle's Spotify podcast Archetypes has dropped and the Duchess of Sussex says life really changed for her the moment she started dating Prince Harry

Daily Mirror · Aug 30, 2022

Haunted, self-possessed or just spirited: 2022's Emmy-nominated songs

LOS ANGELES — The songs nominated for the 2022 Emmy for original music and lyrics are each haunted by something. Some are lively, even wacky homages that resurrect sounds of the past — the grand, old "Oklahoma!"-type musical; a calypso wedding toast delivered by (a fictional version of) Harry Belafonte.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 15, 2022

Common, an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar winner, aims higher: 'I want to provide inspiration to people'

One of the most personally meaningful awards Common has received is also the least known. But that doesn't bother this dedicated hip-hop star, actor and social activist, who is the first rap artist to ever win an Oscar, a Grammy and an Emmy.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2022